Today in History for 8th April 2024

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Historical Events

1879 - Milk sold in glass bottles for 1st time
1945 - 1945 NFL Draft: Charley Trippi from University of Georgia first pick by Chicago Cardinals
1960 - Netherlands and Germany sign accord concerning war casualties
1984 - 4th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Lonely Lady" wins
1995 - 148th Grand National: Irish rider Jason Titley wins aboard 40/1 outsider Royal Athlete; trainer Jenny Pitman's second GN victory
2021 - Dr. Anthony Fauci thanks American health workers for their sacrifice during the pandemic, acknowledging their more than 3,600 deaths

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Famous Birthdays

1887 - Walter Connolly, American actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1940)
1924 - Frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter (The Man Who Planted Trees), born in Saarbrücken, The Territory of the Saar Basin (d. 2013)
1936 - Klaus Lowitsch, German actor (Despair, Marriage of Marla Braun), born in Berlin, Germany
1941 - Murray Khouri, New Zealand classical clarinet player (Australia Ensemble), writer, and broadcaster, born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2018)
1964 - Biz Markie [Marcel Hall], American rapper, DJ and record producer ("Just A Friend"), born in New York City (d. 2021)
1983 - Allu Arjun, Indian Telugu film actor (Parugu), born in Madras, India

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Famous Deaths

956 - Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy
1898 - William Polk Hardeman, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 81
1970 - Felix, of Bourbon-Parma and Prince consort of Luxemburg, dies at 76
1978 - Ford C Frick, American Baseball HOF executive (NL President 1934-51; MLB Commissioner 1951-65), dies at 83
2008 - John Button, Australian politician (Button car plan), dies at 74
2009 - Wally Baker, American supercentenarian, dies at 111

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